Japanese coach lost to Hwang Seon-hong, “I didn’t feel pressured “I’m not happy about losing.”
“We expect a tough game against Qatar we will show our potential.”
The coach of Japan's U-23 national soccer team expressed regret after losing to Hwang Seon-hong in the Korea-Japan match held on the way to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Japan, led by coach Go Oiwa, lost 0-1 to Korea in the third match of Group B of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup held at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on the 22nd (local time). did.
Japan, who had earlier confirmed the quarterfinals with two consecutive wins in the group stage, advanced to the quarterfinals in second place in Group B, losing on this day to Hwang Seon-hong, who won all three matches.
Coach Oiwa said after the game, “I’m not happy about the loss. But this is not the last game. We are doing according to our plan. “We lost this game, but we will prepare well for the next game,” he said.
He continued, “I know that the Korea-Japan match is always a special game. But I didn't feel any pressure. “We prepared well, but we got this result,” he added.
Japan, second in Group B, will clash with Qatar, first in Group A and the host country, in the quarterfinals.
There are concerns about home territory, and there is less time to rest than Qatar, which finished the group stage a day earlier. Coach Oiwa said, “We played the Korea-Japan match as planned, but all the players were exhausted. But we have to prepare for the next game. “The entire team will share the goal and prepare well.” Regarding the opposing team, Qatar, “I expect it will be a difficult game. “But we will show our full potential,” he said. “We will do our best to win against Qatar.” This tournament determines qualification for the men's soccer finals at this year's Paris Olympics. If you place in top 3, you will advance directly to the Olympics, and the 4th place team will have to win a playoff against Guinea, the 4th place team in the African regional preliminary round, to advance to the finals. Japan is attempting to advance to the Olympics for the eighth time in a row.
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